rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES

Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 40 / Thursday, March 1, 2007 / Notices 9341 

Dated: February 22, 2007. Dated: February 22, 2007. Dated: February 22, 2007. 

John Howard, John Howard, John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational Director, Institute for Occupational Safety Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. and Health. Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Decision To 

Evaluate a Petition To Designate a 

Class of Employees at the Ames 

Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, To Be 

Included in the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice as 

required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a 

decision to evaluate a petition to 

designate a class of employees at the 

Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, to be 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. The initial 

proposed definition for the class being 

evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Ames Laboratory. 

Location: Ames, Iowa. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All sheet 

metal workers, physical plant 

maintenance and associated support 

staff (includes all maintenance shop 

personnel) of Ames Laboratory and 

supervisory staff that may have been 

exposed to the maintenance and 

renovation activities of the thorium 

production areas in Wilhelm Hall (also 

known as the Metallurgy Building or 

‘‘Old’’ Metallurgy Building). 

Period of Employment: January 1, 

1955 through December 31, 1970. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Designation of a 

Class of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Harshaw HarvardDenison Plant in Cleveland, Ohio, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On February 1, 

2007, the Secretary of HHS designated 

the following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

Atomic Weapons employees who were 

monitored or should have been monitored 

while working at the Harshaw HarvardDenison Plant located at 1000 Harvard 

Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio from August 14, 

1942 through November 30, 1949, and who 

were employed for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the Special Exposure 

Cohort. 

This designation will become 

effective on March 3, 2007, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Decision To 

Evaluate a Petition To Designate a 

Class of Employees at W.R. Grace in 

Erwin, Tennessee, To Be Included in 

the Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice as 

required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a 

decision to evaluate a petition to 

designate a class of employees at W.R. 

Grace in Erwin, Tennessee, to be 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. The initial 

proposed definition for the class being 

evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: W.R. Grace. 

Location: Erwin, Tennessee. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All 

workers. 

Period of Employment: January 1, 

1958 through December 31, 1970. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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